Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest moderate . Offerings light with quality average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.14/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$142.14

83 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3

$42.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.98

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	457	147.50	674	67
Medium 2	358	124.43	446	12thin
Medium 3	500	105.50	528	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.00/cwt here — about $146 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale83 hd

142.14

—

NC average8 barns · 953 hd

137.16

+4.98

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,540	100.14	1,542	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	89.45	1,195	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	842	50.44	425	5thin

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	143.03/cwt	130.00–156.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	146.84/cwt	142.00–152.00	700	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	273	134.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	215	121.00/cwt	112.00–130.00	260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	130.31/cwt	126.00–138.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	405	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	152.87/cwt	140.00–177.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	118.48/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	425	109.69/cwt	107.00–112.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	155.07/cwt	140.00–168.00	589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	152.76/cwt	142.00–166.00	654	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	155.09/cwt	140.00–172.00	493	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	268	145.97/cwt	143.00–149.00	391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	186.68/cwt	159.00–216.00	681	20
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	129.59/cwt	118.00–140.00	415	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	433	125.26/cwt	120.00–131.00	542	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	390	108.58/cwt	102.00–115.00	423	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	330	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	179.04/cwt	150.00–197.00	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	176.37/cwt	151.00–199.00	552	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	931	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	363	130.96/cwt	130.00–133.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	189.01/cwt	179.00–205.00	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	186.05/cwt	183.00–189.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	175.80/cwt	160.00–201.00	494	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	138.09/cwt	132.00–145.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	153.00/cwt	145.00–161.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	177.41/cwt	170.00–181.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	994	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	752	35.30/cwt	30.00–40.00	265	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	73.16/cwt	70.00–76.00	716	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	83.50/cwt	77.00–87.00	947	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	718	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,491	94.40/cwt	88.00–101.00	1,408	28
Bulls	—	—	1,220	88.58/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,081	2
Bulls	—	—	1,325	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,484	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	102.01/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,717	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	129.54/cwt	120.00–138.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	115.06/cwt	112.00–118.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	510	103.00/cwt	100.00–106.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	483	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	580	2

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri Feb 3, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 501Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 106Year ago 105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	130.00–156.00	143.03
10	—	477	142.00–152.00	146.84
1	—	215	186.00	186.00
4	—	576	126.00–138.00	130.31
4	—	285	140.00–177.00	152.87
2	—	853	112.00–125.00	118.48
3	—	667	140.00–141.00	140.34
14	—	380	140.00–168.00	155.07
11	—	428	142.00–166.00	152.76
8	—	318	140.00–172.00	155.09
2	—	725	112.00–118.00	115.06
1	—	805	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	130.00–140.00	134.77
2	—	215	112.00–130.00	121.00
1	—	405	123.00	123.00
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
3	—	380	120.00–138.00	129.54
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
2	—	483	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	106.00	106.00
2	—	510	100.00–106.00	103.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	110.00	110.00
3	—	425	107.00–112.00	109.69
2	—	390	102.00–115.00	108.58
2	—	330	100.00–102.00	100.97
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	143.00–149.00	145.97
4	—	320	118.00–140.00	129.59
5	—	433	120.00–131.00	125.26
3	—	363	130.00–133.00	130.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	365	159.00–216.00	186.68
5	—	470	150.00–197.00	179.04
12	—	313	151.00–199.00	176.37
1	—	670	139.00	139.00
1	—	520	179.00	179.00
6	—	413	179.00–205.00	189.01
2	—	565	183.00–189.00	186.05
8	—	281	160.00–201.00	175.80
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	132.00–145.00	138.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
2	—	545	145.00–161.00	153.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
3	—	475	170.00–181.00	177.41
1	—	720	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	752	30.00–40.00	35.30
2	—	978	70.00–76.00	73.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,134	77.00–87.00	83.50
1	—	1,025	70.00	70.00
28	—	1,491	88.00–101.00	94.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	87.00–90.00	88.58
1	—	1,325	112.00	112.00
6	—	1,683	96.00–108.00	102.01

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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